This newly revised book presents systematic approaches to developing marketing plans for products, services, and other situations. Philosophically sound and practically oriented, Marketing Planning Guide, Second Edition examines principles and their applications to provide a complete understanding of the marketing planning process. All aspects of marketing planning, including situation analysis, objectives, strategy, control, and implementation are thoroughly treated. Worksheets at the end of each chapter guide you in creating your own plan--once all the worksheets are completed you will have roughed out a complete marketing plan. Marketing Planning Guide, Second Edition is a valuable resource for the practitioner of marketing who is involved in the planning process and the student who is interested in learning more about what the marketing plan should contain and how to prepare it. This book shows you how to:
- analyze the market, consumers, the competition, and opportunities
- develop strategy and marketing objectives
- make product, place, promotional, and price decisions
- realize the financial impact of marketing strategies
- implement, audit, and control your marketing plan
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Robert E. Stevens, David L. Loudon, Bruce Wrenn, William E. Warren
Inhalt
Contents
Part I: Introduction to Marketing Planning
- Chapter 1. The Importance of Marketing Planning
- Chapter 2. Organizational Considerations in Marketing Planning
- Chapter 3. Database Marketing Planning: Getting Needed Information
- Part II: Situation Analysis
- Chapter 4. Product/Market Analysis
- Chapter 5. Consumer Analysis
- Chapter 6. Competitive Analysis
- Chapter 7. Opportunity Analysis
- Part III: Objectives
- Chapter 8. Marketing Objectives
- Part IV: Strategy, Strategy Variables, and Financial Impact
- Chapter 9. Marketing Strategy Development
- Chapter 10. Product Decisions
- Chapter 11. Place Decisions
- Chapter 12. Promotion Decisions
- Chapter 13. Price Decisions
- Chapter 14. The Financial Impact of Marketing Strategies
- Part V: Controlling the Marketing Plan
- Chapter 15. Monitoring and Controlling the Marketing Plan
- Part VI: Planning Analysis
- Chapter 16. The Marketing Planning Audit
- Chapter 17. Marketing Plan Implementation
- Notes
- Index